Reengineering our Economy By Re-engineering our Education

Nov. 20, 2012

Daniel Odescalchi is President of Strategic Advantage International, a consulting firm.

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Daniel Odescalchi
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Now that elections are over, we need to begin a real dialogue over how to rebuild the fundamentals of the American economy. While there is no denying that tax policy creates incentives for businesses, it is not a cure-all. The notion that the Chinese laborer has ruined manufacturing in this country is short-sighted and misguided.

The truth is far uglier - we don't have enough workers with the right skill set to produce a breakout modern economy. A modern economy demands workers with engineering and programming skills and America is not producing enough of them. This matters ...